Mississippi Choctaw court hears dispute over casino referendum (08/24)

Three members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians went to tribal court on Monday to ask for a reservation-wide referendum on a controversial casino project. The tribal council voted 8-7 to build a casino...

Forest County Potawatomi revenues fall more than five percent (08/24)

Revenues at the casino owned by the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin fell by more than five percent in the last year, he Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The Potawatomi Bingo Casino saw a net...

Turtle Talk: Big news from BIA on revenue sharing and compacts (08/24)

"Here are my general personal observations, not on behalf of any clients or my firm: (1) The language regarding a general proportionality test to measure whether tribal revenue sharing payments roughly correspond to benefits conferred...

New NIGC chair speaks at Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (08/24)

Tracie Stevens, the first woman to lead the National Indian Gaming Commission, delivered the keynote at the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association conference on Monday. Stevens pledged to consult tribes on gaming issues. She said...

Nottawaseppi Huron Band pays off gaming loan four years early (08/24)

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi of Michigan paid off a $35 million gaming loan four years early. The tribe secured the financing to buy 2,680 slot machines for the FireKeepers Casino. Just...